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Sustainable prosperity is possible, but not predestined. Australia is free to choose. JISEA Annual Meeting 2019 Grundy CSIRO JISEA Annual Meeting 2019 Grundy CSIRO IMPLICATIONS OF EXTREME EVENTS FOR FARM PROFITABILITY


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Sustainable prosperity is possible, but not predestined. Australia is free to choose.

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AUSTRALIAN AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE FOR 1910 TO 2100 RELATIVE TO PRE-INDUSTRIAL (1850-1900 AVG) CONDITIONS IMPLICATIONS OF EXTREME EVENTS FOR FARM PROFITABILITY (INDEX 2017=100)

80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 2017 2027 2037 2047 2057 * Compared to pre-industrial temperatures

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The greatest opportunity for boosting farm yield lies in the hastening of yield gap closing (Fischer et al. 2014)

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Insect control Modified

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Improved photosynthesis Capturing Heterosis Nitrogen fixing crops

breakthrough traits? and genetic tools and targeted flexibility?

SHO safflower Field-based phenomics ML/AI Biopredicton Crop genomics Large-scale data tools

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Homi Kharas, Bookings Institute, 2017

Below the red line = an extra $97 million for Australian canola growers

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Resemblance: D7 Manhattan distance

Country

Taiwan Auz Unknown Vietnam

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7 Soil carbon Acidification Water Nutrients Air Energy Pest and disease Financing and insurance . . .

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Machine Usage (Ha) Ha

Number of Herbicide Applications per Paddock per Year

What the farm can tell me

Return Per Aggregation ($ per Ha) $

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Modelled Canola Yield 400mm Rain Modelled Canola Yield 450mm Rain Difference between Modelled Yields 450 - 400mm Rain

Canola Yield Vs Rainfall (Statistical Modelling)

Predicting Future Yields

Yield (T/Ha) Scenario Yield Differences (T/Ha)

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This can add up to a ‘knowledge and capacity’ revolution Unprecedented knowledge of the status of the farm – and new capacity to do something about it

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Agriculture & Food Mike Grundy t +61 7 3214 2245 e mike.grundy@csiro.au w www.csiro.au

Thank you